2014 Map of Chapman

About this map

Chapman and the surrounding plains of Phillips County define this high-country landscape, where the drainage systems of Woody Island Creek and its associated Woody Island Coulee carve through the terrain. The map illustrates a sparse, ranching-oriented settlement pattern typical of the Montana-Saskatchewan borderlands, organized around a geometric grid of sections and essential connectors like Black Coulee Rd and Turner Cutacross Rd. One notable topographical anomaly is the Horseshoe Coulee, which loops through the northern sections. This 2014 survey captures the persistence of these rural lifelines, showing how modern access roads like Banpost Rd and Cornell Dr continue to follow the natural contours of the northern plains, serving the isolated homesteads and land tracts that have remained largely unchanged for generations.